| Back to United States. City: Benson, MN Population (2000): 4,977
Housing units: 2,193 Land area: 215.8 sq. mi. Water area: 2.4 sq. mi. White population: 4896 Black population: 10 American Indian population: 8 Asian population: 9 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2 Some other race population: 25 Two or more races population: 27 Urban population: 3471 Rural population: 1506 Median age: 40.3 Average household size: 2.39 Median household income (1999): $34609
 
Nearest zip codes: 56226, 56271, 56231, 56381, 56244, 56252.
Year house built:
- 1999 to March 2000: 31
- 1995 to 1998: 95
- 1990 to 1994: 63
- 1980 to 1989: 126
- 1970 to 1979: 393
- 1960 to 1969: 236
- 1950 to 1959: 319
- 1940 to 1949: 293
- 1939 or earlier: 621
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benson, MN (56215):
- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 26
- 2 bedrooms: 299
- 3 bedrooms: 754
- 4 bedrooms: 366
- 5 or more bedrooms: 66
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
- no bedroom: 12
- 1 bedrooms: 168
- 2 bedrooms: 185
- 3 bedrooms: 114
- 4 bedrooms: 17
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
Vehicles available in 56215 zip code in owner-occupied houses:
- no vehicle: 47
- 1 vehicle: 357
- 2 vehicles: 707
- 3 vehicles: 308
- 4 vehicles: 64
- 5 or more vehicles: 28
Vehicles available in renter-occupied housing units:
- no vehicle: 130
- 1 vehicle: 259
- 2 vehicles: 76
- 3 vehicles: 17
- 4 vehicles: 15
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in zip code 56215:
- Less than $10,000: 10
- $10,000 to $14,999: 7
- $15,000 to $19,999: 21
- $20,000 to $24,999: 30
- $25,000 to $29,999: 34
- $30,000 to $34,999: 41
- $35,000 to $39,999: 97
- $40,000 to $49,999: 122
- $50,000 to $59,999: 135
- $60,000 to $69,999: 195
- $70,000 to $79,999: 93
- $80,000 to $89,999: 117
- $90,000 to $99,999: 90
- $100,000 to $124,999: 113
- $125,000 to $149,999: 38
- $150,000 to $174,999: 12
- $175,000 to $199,999: 14
- $200,000 to $249,999: 12
- $250,000 to $299,999: 12
- $300,000 to $399,999: 0
- $400,000 to $499,999: 0
- $500,000 to $749,999: 0
- $750,000 to $999,999: 0
- $1,000,000 or more: 0
First ancestries reported:
- Norwegian: 1753
- German: 1516
- Swedish: 207
- Irish: 196
- French (except Basque): 126
- United States or American: 124
- English: 114
- Polish: 90
- Other groups: 79
- Danish: 64
- Dutch: 48
- Scandinavian: 28
- European: 24
- Belgian: 23
- Scottish: 22
- French Canadian: 16
- Scotch-Irish: 13
- Czech: 13
- Russian: 8
- Northern European: 7
- Italian: 5
- Finnish: 5
- Icelander: 5
- Austrian: 4
- Czechoslovakian: 4
- Lithuanian: 3
- Croatian: 2
- Luxemburger: 2
- Slovak: 2
- Swiss: 1
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